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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01
Confederate Soldiers Should be Pen.
stoned.

A movement is making in South Caro-
lima to secure pensions for Confederate
veterans who are disabled or in need,
and a committee of three of the old
soldiers has been appointed in each
county to urge upon the incoming Legis-
lature an appropriation for this purpose.
It will be hard hearted and unpatriotic
legislature that can resist the importuni'
ties of cripple, battle-scared lobby like
this. The movement is good one; and
all the Southern States should follow
South Carolina's example. Not that the
men who fought for the "Lost Cause
should be rewarded on that particular
account, but they should certainly re-
ceive some aid in their declining year:
for the sacrifices they endure in cause
that they were compelled to support and
for the heroic valor with which they up
held the flag of the Southern Conleder
acy throughout long and weary strug
gle. They represented the martial vir
tues and the patriotic instincts of oul
common American manhood, and on tina
account, if no other, deserve the appre
ciative sympathy of their fellow.citizens
The South should do for itself what th'
General Government has so generousl,
done for the soldiers of the Union.-
| Washington Critic.
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who could whip the hardest and the
longest was regarded the best teacher to
be found. Things have changed; public
sentiment has reacted, and the man with
all muscle and no brain is no longer
regarded the sine qua non. This is well,
but is there not danger Of allowing the
pendulum to swing uureasonably far back
in the other direction? Weare confident
that great damage has resulted to children
from punishment upjudiciously applied; !;
but We are equally confident that the
conditional banishment of the rod from
some school rooms has been the occasion
of unmeasured damage to the children.
In spite of our modern notions about the
government of children, we must admit
that old Solomon was not 80 far wrong
after all when he said: "Spare the rod"
etc. While we would not advise indis-
criminate whipping, we do contend the
teacher should be master of his surround
ipgs. If he can not be without havin,
the pupils to feel the weight of the rod,
let it be put On and put on right. Let
parents be what they may, you be boss of
the school room. Don't forget that un-
due leniency may ipjure child fully as
,,rob oe ovar punishment.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01
Little Jessie's Awful Fate.

WICHITA, KAN, Nov. 20.-Poor little
baby Jessie, the two yoar old daus htes
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hickmeyer, is dead, and
her mother is raving lunatic. The
infant fell down we'll tube on Thursday
laat at Lcoti. By means of a rope, to
which a hook was attached, it was found
that she was seventy feet below the sur
face, caught fast in the tube, which was
twelve inches in diameter, tapering to
eight inches at depth of eighty feet.
The hook caught on to the baby's cloth.
ing, and she was pulled up thirty feet,
only to fall back with a piteous cry.
Other attempts to hook the child failed,
though her calls were frequently heard.
1t was then decided to dig down through
the sandy soil, and if possible reach that
portion of the tube where the baby was.
The work was long and difficult. Day
and night the rescuers labored. The
mother stood by nearly all the time, with
little rest and scanty nourishment.
When it grew too dark to dig by daylight
lanterns were furnished, and with untir-
ing energy and zeal the brave band went
on excavating, impelled by the tears and
prayers of the frantic mother. At 8
o'clock this afternoon the spot where the
child was caught was reached. 1t was
seventy.two feet from the surface. The
iron tubing was cut with chisels and the
child was taken out, but it was dead and
had been for some time. When the cold
corpse was given to tie mother she fell
cred consciousness her reason had gone.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01
Too L:iely Fish.

There was certain character in one Of
our country towns who was noted more
for the various means 10 which he resort
ed to earn living than for his veracity.
at one time it happened that he was
peddling fish, and his cry summoned a
very particular old lady to the side of the
wagon.
care these fish fresh ?" she asked
viewing the finny representatives with
suspicion.
eyes, m; caught this very mornin','
was the reply.
care you sure?" she continued, giving
the load sundry pokes. "They all seen
to be dead"
"Dead?" echoed the vender-"dead
Yes, M, they are dead. They wuz 81
lively when | left home that lad te
kill 'em TO keep EN- from jnmpin' cute
ther wagon. ."-Harpcr's Basar.
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Ono Hundred Miles in Twelve Hours
on Horseback.

No man loved an alibi better than Jim
Brown, known in Ohio's past history as
"Chicf of the Countcrfeiters of Cuysho.
ga" This band of outlaws dealt chiefly
in bogus money, and their fayorite way
of escaping justice was by proving sn
alibi. The band was so numerous, so
scattered, and withal so loyal, that any
sort of evidence to show that defendant
was somewhere else than at the place of
the alleged crime at the time of its com.
mission was always forthcoming from
the mouth Of witnesses who often stood
high in the community for veracity. To
prove an alibi Jim Brown once rode
horseback from Pittsburg, Pa, to Boston,
Summit County, Ohio, distance of about
100 miles, in one night. The officers
arrived at Boston, Browns home. few
hours after his own arrival. They
arrested him. On his trial several wit.
nesses swore they saw him at sundown
the day previous to his arrest at Pitts
burg. These witnesses also identified
his horse. On the defencs Brown proved
by a score of good witnesses that be was
at home at sunrise the morning of his
arrest, and that his horse was fresh and
sleek that day as though it had not been
ridden for a month. The Court held
that Brown could net have ridden the
distance in that time, and discharged
him. But he did ride it, and afterward
told how it was done. Finding himself
certain to be arrested if he stayed in
Pittsburg certain night, he ssddled his
horse-a splendid animal-and as soon
as it was dark started out on his wild ride
of 100 miles. For the first thirty miles
his horse kept steadily and bravely to
his work. Then Brown noticed by the
irregular reach and labored breathing
that the terrible strain was telling upon
the faithful brute. Attic next tavern
roxa,prccuret q pint of whisrey and,
putting half of it into small quantity
Of water, gave it to the horse. Then on
the road again, his willing animal work
ing more steadily. AT every hill he
would dismount and run beside his horse
till it was passed, then on and away, to
stop at the next.tayern to give his horse
more whiskey and water. In this way,
galloping furiously along levels, running
on foot up ard down hills, and stimula.
ting his steed with all the caution q
skillful physician would bestow upon a
patient critically sick-he reached his
home before daybreak, where confeder.
ate was found to devote his entire atten-
tion to the jaded horse, while Brown
purposely showed himself to as many
neighbors as possible, who testified as be.
fore stated.
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Getting Up GllastIy Statistics.

Investigations recently made in the
War Department at Washington show
that the late American civil war was
relatively the most sapguinary on record.
Though the Federal and Confederate
returns are not altogether exact, the war
office is able to give close approximate
estimate of the killed, wounded and
missing in the Federal forces. According
to the statistics, 297,S25 Union soldiers
lie buried in the various national ceme-
teries. Including losses of which no
account can be taken, the war cost the
North 100000 lives, or moro than one in
nine of all those who entered the service.
The two opposing armies met in over
1000 skirmishes and battles. In las of
those conflicts tie loss on the Federal
side was upward of 500 men, and in at
least ten battles more than 10000 were
reported lost on each side. The COM
bined losses of the Federal ..and Confed-
crate forces in killed, wounded and miss
ing in the following engagements were:
Shiloh, $4,000; Antietam, $4,000; Stone
River, $4,000; Charlottesville, $4,000;
Gettysburg, $4,000; chickamauga, 49,
600; NIcClellan's peninsular campaigc5T
$4,000; Grants peninsular campaign,
10000; and Sherman's campaign, 1885,
900.
Waterloo was one of the most desper-
ate and bloody fields chronicled in
European history, yet Wellington's cas-
ualties we're less than 12 per cent, while
during the American war the loss at
N1urfreesboro', Atlanta, Chickamauga,
Gettysburg and other places frequently
reached, and sometimes exceeded, 40 per
cent, and the average of killed and
wounded or one side or the other was 80
per cent. If the figures. of the Confed.
crate losses could be accurately ascertain.
ed, the total deaths in the late war would
probably surpass 100000. 1t is not q
little curious that the losses and captured
men of the Federals-who were victo.
rious in the struggle-almost equaled the
whole of the Confederate forces.
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round to get it, and he never could get it
back any more.

round to get it, and he never could get it
back any more.
But when man gets to be patriarch
and has big lot of married children
and score or two of grandchildren, he
has to keep house for them, if for no.
body else. We are doing that now,
cooks or no cooks. Everybody helps a
little when they come, and the work goes
on lively, for they all know we are poor,
that is to say, not rich, but not quite as
poor as Judge Underwood says he is.
William, my friend,' said he, L am just
cverlastingly obliged to have five dollars,
for tell you we are out of rations, and
these shortwinded merchants won't sell
on credit. tell you am poor
POOR! Lazarus was banker and note
shaver compared with me-
We can't hire cooks now days, for
these free niggers had rather beg or steal
or starve than cook. About hundred
of 'em stood around the commissary in
Atlanta the other day demanding charity,
and when the white folks offered to hire
'em they wouldent hire. I was reading
Du Chaillu's travels in Africa, and he
says the niger chiefs who took liking
to him always gave him ten Or dozen
women cooks to follow him around. This
was the highest honor they could do him,
and he was obliged to take 'em or give
offeuse, and so by the time he got through
their kingdom he had 1913 cooks. Good
gracious 12S cooks for ore man, aud
now we cont get one cook to ]2S men.
That solves the problem. We have
civilized these niggers up to standard
above cooking, and now let US send over
there and buy another lot and put them
in training. Du Chaillu says those
chiefs will sell 'cm for beads and jews.
harps. BILL ARP.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01
A Well.Dlggcr's Experience.

The following thrilling experience of
Gus Hardy, we'll known negro we'll.
digger, is we'll authenticated and is worth
recording: Several years ago he was en-
gagged in cleaning out we'll partly walled
with rock. Without warning the we'll
cayed in upon him. The rocks fell in
such position as to pinion him so he could
not move, but at the same time kept the
dirt from crushing or suGocating him.
While be could not make himself heard,
yet he could hear every word that the
excited crowd above said. Imagine his
horror when he learned that they consid-
cred him certainly dead and determined
to wait until the next morning to get his
body out! What physical and mental
agony he endured during the long hours
until the crowd returned next morningis
simply unspeakable. Some one suggest.
ed that the we'll vas no good, and that as
the negro was dead, it would save digging
grave to fill up the we'll and leave the
negro in it. Gus listened with an agon-
lied heart and bated breath Tor the an.
swer to this suggestion. The owner Of
the place replied: "No, don't want any
d-n niger buried in my yard; I shall
have him dug out" Gus says: ri asked
God to bless dat man for dem sweet
words, and prayed to de Lawd for to keep
him in dat notion" Gus Hardy is still
alive in the flesh, and despite his awful
experience continues in the business of
cleaning out and digging wel!s.-Hart.
accN Sun.
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McDuffie was wounded, and short time
afterwards he wrote letter to Colonel
Benjamin T. Elmore, in which he
remarks that Cummings honor was
easily healed. This letter was indiscreet-
ly published, and Cumming sent second
challenge to McDuffie, and their differ
ences were not finally settled until they
had faced each others fire on third
occasion. Judge Andrew P. Butler was
McDuffie's second in one of these duels.
McDufIie vas by nature kind and sim
PIE in his manner and disposition,
although his sufferiDgs during the latter
years of his life made him irritable and
peevish. He cared nothing for style and
fashion, and his general appearance was
plain and rustic.
Judge Huger, who was his colleague
in the United States Senate, said that he
thought McDuffie a Christian at heart,
that be had all the love, kindness and
charity of true Christian. This same
gentleman upon one occasion, while
defending the South Carolina College in
the State Legislature, said that if the
College had never done anything save to
give McDuflie to the State, the people
would be amply repaid for every cent
expended on that institution. AIcDuffie
was accused in his old age of being ava
ricious, but Judge Huger, who was init
mately associated with him, said that he
never knew any one who had less regard
for money.
In 1884, McDufIie was chosen Major
General of the State militia, and thus it
was that be gained the title of General,
by which be was known through life.
During his last days he became com.
plete mental and physical wreck, and is
said to have been a pitiable object to
contemplate. Fortunately, however, he
did not linger long in this condition
before death came TO his relief. Through
his whole life he entertained the liveliest
feelings of gratitude and appreciation
toward his former patron, Mr.. William
Calhoun, and gave substantial evidence
of it by defraying the expenses of the
education of Mr.. Calhoun's youngest
daughter in the Columbia Female Semi.
nary.
SHIRLEY G. HUGHsoN,
Sumter, S. c., Sept. %, 1887.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

A young gentleman of prepossessing
appearance, who is we'll known in Louis.
Vile society and is a familiar figure at
Alexander's Hotel, where he is tempora.
rily residing, is Mr.. sherrod Williams, a
wealthy Californian. Mr.. Williams is
bright, genial and companionable. He
has been in Louisville for several months,
and as he is fond of Kentucky his stay
here may be said to be indefinite.
1t is perfectly natural for the young
Californian to love Kentucky and to feel
at home here. His father, Tomas H.
Williams, was a native Of Wayne County,
this State, who went to California in
1910. The elder Williams settled in Vir-
ginia City, where he was, after few
years, elected to the Office of prosecuting
attorney. Mr.. Williams was retained as
the general attorney for large mining
company, whose headquarters were at
Virginia City. This company became
heavily involved, and was on the verge
of bankruptcy. Mr.. Williams learned
its condition, and, as he had claim of
$500 against the company for legal
services, he brought suit and attached its
property. His attachment made him a
preferred creditor, and when the proper
ty of the company, consisting solely of its
mines, was sold, he purchased it, bidding
no more than the amount of his judg-
ment. He secured a perfect title to the
property, but made no attempt to devel-
op or dispose of it.
Years passed away, and Mr.. Williams
had been elected to Office of. attorney
general of California. One day he was
approached by representative Of Flood,
Mackay g. O'Brien and and asked if he
was not the owner of certain mining
property near Virginia City.
ri am" said Mr.. Williams.
"Do you wish to sell it?" inquired the
agent.
II do not" was the reply.
"Will you take 100000 for it?"
81 will not" returned Mr.. Williams.
who knew the difference between COW.
boy and cart-wheel.
81 will give you s25o,ooo," said the
agent.
"The property is not for sale," said Mr.
Williams.
The agent left, but the next day he
came back and offered Mr.. Williams
$500, 900 for the property. The offer va;
declined.
The negotiations were then taken ur
by member ofthe firm of Flood, Mackay
& O'Brien. As result, Mr. William;
put his property into the firm, taking il
return big block of stock. The stock
began to fly like kite. About the time
it was at its highest Mr.. Williams SEM
for his partners and told them be was
going to sell his shares.
eff you want them," said he, "you car
take them at regular market quotations
They wanted them, and they took them
When the stock had been transferred
the firm of Flood, Mackay & O'Brier
gave Mr.. Williams check for $4,000,
600. lie had waited good while t
collect his attorneys fee from the insolv
cat mining company, but when it die
come it was crusher.
1t was by very considerable odds The
largest fee ever realized by an attorne.
in the history Of this country.-LouisciN
C0uricr.Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

Miss Lois Watson, the newly elected
assistant in the Lebanon school, makes a
fine start, winning the, confidence Of
pupils and patrons from the very begin.
ming. We Congratulate Mr.. Holland and
the school. Miss Watson. is an active,
earnest member of the Association.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

= Three million women work for
money in this country the other millions
make the men work for it.
- The woman who weds with tippler
should prepare herself {" live with .
~ .nkard.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

n Two other teachers, Miss Leila Brown
sand MIS-: g. Sterling, have handed in
their dollar each for the Teachers Libra
y. Let the work 60 on. A committee
will disappointed by the President Of the
Association at its next: meeting to select
and purchase the books, if purchase be
hot made by the Executive Committee
sbefore the next meeting of that body.
Don't let.thi matter escape your atten.
ton.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

You never fail to grumble when your
teacher makes. failure With your child:
do yoSevsr tell her how thankful you
are 9hen YOU see how wall sthe;ehild is
getting on?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

The Executive Committee is banking
largely on the Fork Township for help at
the next session of the Association.
Mesers. Russell, Compton, Dickson and
Mahafey may expect to come up like
men.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

The Midway school, under the manage.
pent Of Mr. Sterling, did not open the
s2fst inst. Some necessary improvements
on the house necessitated the delay Of
week. The opening is fine and Mr..
Sterling is happy. <,g
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3 Up to this time the teachers haye.,re-
sponded promptly to our call for infor-
nation as to who were taking educational
journals. There are still some to be
heard from. In a short time We hope to
be able 10 publish a list of those who are
trying to make better teachers Of them
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

EIIHs,sTlru'|ses'e Disifiss ~. request
US to : announce that they will hold
regular meetings on first Saturday at 2
O'Clock p. N. in each month. The meet
ings will be held st Williford's,, and the
teachers are required to bring up their
school Registers With their reports.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

Who hut the ignorsat could fail. to
recognizea aie~uhen sitsis nnvarnished
with even decent coat of reason? Who
but the blackhearted could with wink
send that lie on in its course of destruc'
t;on
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

Mr.. E.Z. Brown had small school
the other day, but vas,d doing just as faith
full work as if he had forty pupils. Good
sign that. The true are always faithful
In small things.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

Miss Tallie Keown starts we'll at Meals
Greek. Miss Tallie has had considerable
experience as teacher, and is progress
i've member of the Association.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

Those who always speak we'll of
women do not know them enough;
thosc who always speak i'll of them do
not know them at all.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

The Eureka school is unusually full
this session. That heightened house, that
handsome ceiling, those easy, elegant
benches, all contribute to the comfort
and pleasure of the children and the
general prosperity of the school. We
congratulate the teacher, Miss Campbell,
and the good people Of that community.
Miss leila is live teacher; it is useless
to say she is an active member of the
Association.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

Several schools are yet without teach.
ers. We are sure We have done all We
can to wake up trustees, and people.
Some are waiting for apsman teacher
while others are now ready to take any
kind they can get.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

We sometimes hear men say, sour
teacher is too slack in his government Of
the school," And sometimes, unfortu-
nately, there is too much ground for the
complaint. Many years sgo the man
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Col. Robinson says he is pretty strong
and usually able to hold bis own with
most men whensthey come at him one at
a, time, but he is confident that if he were
to attempt to teach his pupils to read
before teaching them the alphabet, he
would have to pull up stakes and move
out lively. He thinks such a thing
would not be tolerated in his whereabouts.
At any rate, he is not willing to risk his
ears on it.
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TEA6HERs''GoLUMN,
JIG. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.
Character makes the man; what are
YOU doing for the character of your pu-
!. pills?

He who fails to denounce lie when
he knows it to be one is as base as its
author himselt.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01

"Idlepess, is the workshop Of the dew
ilo: the obstinately ignorant are his will
ing instruments.